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Steelers' NFL report card grades are historically bad, including owner and field issues

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a proud franchise.

There's no way they can be proud of the new NFLPA report card grades that came out on Thursday, though. The Steelers ranked dead last in the NFL in their overall grade, according to ESPN.

The report card setup allows players to grade franchise from A+ to F- in all sorts of categories.

One area the survey found the Steelers to be lacking was investment in facilities.

"[Steelers owner] Art Rooney ranks last in the league for willingness to invest in facilities, a trend reflected in the Steelers' poor facility ratings across the board," wrote ESPN.

The Steelers also had the lowest rated home field in the NFL "by a wide margin."

"Players cite inadequate maintenance and excessive wear from hosting local college and high school games," the survey said, via ESPN. "Players across the league note the poor condition of the field and emphasize the need for investment to bring it up to standard."

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How about the locker room? That got an F, with it apparently having "only five bathroom stalls for the entire team."

"Per the survey," ESPN added, "players report that the Steelers training room lacks updated recovery technology and modalities. Pittsburgh's strength coaches ranked last in the NFL, while the training staff ranks first in the NFL."

The Steelers ranked 28th among the NFL's 32 teams last year.

It's the fourth year the union has taken this survey, and while the NFLPA isn't releasing the results itself this year, ESPN got this information out, and it's not a good look for the Steelers.

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